Losi Brushless Mega Baja/LST2 - StampedeProject.com

Cool project!

A few hours ago I bought a Losi LST2 on eBay, I also want to convert it to brushless. But it's good to look how other people make their motor mounts!

- Patrick

[stampedeproject]

Thanks guys,

3-speed vs 2-Speed.... hmmm good question, I think you are right. I also picked this up second hand from someone who had run it like a week, not sure if they found something as an accessort or it's time I clean off my work bench so I don't mix stuff up. I'll bet I snuck another gear in there over the month. Damn, hate it when I mess with myself. Assuming I am insane and you are correct, it still would have been 2nd gear that I used.

The motor was a C-50-11L
http://hackerbrushless.com/motorDetails.aspx?series=C50

[BYTE - Cool conversion you made! A few hours ago I bought a LST2 from eBay, and I also want to convert it to brushless. But I never made a motor mount. Could you please tell me which tools you used for making that motor mount on your LST2/Mega Baja? And do you have more pictures from the motor mount? ]

I fabricated it using my Proxxon Mini-Mill
http://stampedeproject.com/Proxxon-MF70/

Quite frankly this was a bitch of a conversion. If you look at the clutch on 2nd gear the smaller of the two, you will see that it has a hole to adjust the clutch on the gear. I just removed that screw and installed a long one, then drill a hole through the opposite edges clutch plate and clutch and added a second screw to effectively lock the clutch. The 1" wide 3/4"'ish thick Black Derlin spacer just has a hole through it and I screwed a washer, spring and stock nut back on - you could probably do that last part with washers.

The other thing you will notice is that you need to figure out your gear mesh, remove the spur, tighten the motor down, then re-install the spur. Not that I plan on doing that once a day or month, but still a pain.

Click on any of the images on my site for a larger picutre - (warning they are 6MB high res images) but you will get the detail.

http://stampedeproject.com/Losi-Mega-Baja/

Really big 6MB picture of the clutch.
http://stampedeproject.com/Losi-Mega-Baja/IMGP7803.JPG

[kostaktinos_mt]

nice conversion!
i am also converting a mega baja these days...

the lst2 however is quite different [and quite 'better' overall] than the original lst, and the original lst is also different [and better] than the mega baja / aftershock [and the raminator to that matter]...

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by kostaktinos_mt

nice conversion!
i am also converting a mega baja these days...

the lst2 however is quite different [and quite 'better' overall] than the original lst, and the original lst is also different [and better] than the mega baja / aftershock [and the raminator to that matter]...

For a conversion using mech brakes, the aftershock is a great start. Just need to lock the 2 speed and you can also swap the internal tranny gears for less reduction. Or put the forward only in the lst2. I do not see the need for the manual high/low selector. Plus the small ears on the dog clutch do not look very sturdy.

The arms and hubs on the lst2 are stronger than the original lst and the other trucks. I swapped them onto my aftershock. I also added nova rc al diff cups, and the losi tin coated ring and pinion. The lst diffs with al cases must be the strongest diffs out there...